Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-03-27

/ above; this skirt is only seen on the right
! side ana the left is covered By the drapery
which falls there in two wide folds from
! belt to the foot; down each fold is set q
rev OF taffeta ribbon, two inches wide,
with corded edges, finished with two
loops al the foot. This drapery with its
| selyage crosses the front to the left hip,
where it forms funnel-shaped pleat, and
! then falls in straight folds behind, the
! folds being defined to the foot. The
! basque has pointed yOke-shaped piece of
Grape in front, with pleats below, and
straps Of Grape across the folds. Another
yelling dress, also for a widow, has fine
kilt pleats, only an inch wide for the
skirt, with the seIvage drepely
forming a short curve on the
left hip, showing the selvage, a deep
apron in front, shaped and faced, point
ed wing on the right, showing selvage,
and back drapery of one wide width
with its selvageS turned back in revers
that nearly meet in the middle from belt
to foot.
Grape panels in cancels hair skirts meet
at the top in front and are separated by
long plestiDgs or by q curved apron of
the CSmel's hair, and similar panel is
down the back. The overSkirt is then at
taChed to the front panels, drawn up on
each side in short Vatican fold and
hangs down in straight folds over the
tOurnure, meeting the middle panel of
Grape. Girls not yet in their teens when
put into mourning wear entire dresses of
black but a short time, when they are
dressed in mixed stuffs, such as black
and white shepherds check, striped and
checked ginghams and gray serges and
CheviOts trimmed with black
For dresses of Henrietta cloth there
are now made shawls to match, either
long or square, which are very much
needed acquisition.
The last imported lace dresses are of
FlOrentine guipure now SO fashionable
;or nantes. This has large square
meshes, with graceful curved designs Of
ara5esques, lilies and leaves, and will be
used both in piece lace, IN narrow trim
ming lace and in deep sCallOped lace that
is wide enough to form the entire skirt or
its drapery. A dress of this lace just
imported is over black satin, with q mar
row gathered lace friIl at the foot laid
over satin knife pleating. Above this
drops the piece lace, sewed. to the top of
the frill Gnd falling on it like puff,
pleated to the front of the belt in fan
apron, with TWO puffs on each side held
by MORE rib5on straps, and full long
drapeTy hanging in Arab folds at the top.
7 high basque, lined with satin
throughout, is gathered at the throat and
waist, and its only trimming is the MORE
RIBBON arranged as q high collar, with a
bow on the left and s series Of bows
down the left side Of the corsage.
MISSES COSTUMES.
4 pretty dress for q young girl is of |
nuns yelling, white or ColOred. The |
skirt Is full and dr8ped at the back by !
bread ribbon sash, funged at the ends. |
Tie cOrs 92e is q plgated yoke waist made !
over tight lining, the lower edge worn |
Gader the skirt belt, which is hid by the |
silk belt Of the sash. The foundation |
skirt has q pleatiUg of yelling eight |
inches broad, and the yelling skirt is !
finished by five inch hem.
Another pretty style has a full skirt
With deep hem and four tUcks, an apron
iIapeTy on the front and finished in the
Jack by two long sash ends of the ma
erisl. The waist is postillion basque,
With full plastron, gathered to form
'uff at the lower end, and has two ribbon
traps with bows at each end passing
cross it, The neck is finished with a
tanding collar which is fastened under
ibbon bow on the right side, the revere
ollar is scalloped and bound with silk.
SKIRT ARRANGEMENT.
Imported costumes are made with only